The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-01-12
TEACHERS INSTITUTE-FULL
PROCEEDINGS.


Institute was called to order by Supt.
Hillard. After opening exercises of
devotional character an election of
officers was held resulting as follows:
President, j. E. Hillard, County
Superintendent; Vice Presidents, s.
F. Rohrer, and G. H. DoDnelI; See.
retaries, Vilette Sedden, Mau1e Fox,
Ella Leech, Lizzie Guenther; Execu.
tive Committee, g. w. Kerr, M. B.
Lewis, r, j. Christie; Committee on
ExhibitJ. w Grove, Kate Guenther;
Enrolling Officer, E. E. Zuendell
Treasurer, Mary Kuhns; President of
Informal Meetings, A. J. Sallade;
Secretary Of Informal Meeting, Jennie
Hogue. The enrollment fee was made
Que dollar and teachers to be admitted
free to evening entertainments. Each
teacher enrolled was presented with a
pencil and note book. The work of
the afternoon was plentifally tdter.
spersed with music led by Professor
E. o. Excel of Chicago.
MONDAY EVENING.
The Court House was comfortably
filed with teachers aud people. T..
M. Clerk, Esq, read fine paper on
"Trhes" as preliminary to the Address
of Welcome, which was appended in
few, hearty words pungent with good
nature. r. j. Christie was called 90
for the Response, but unfortunately
was absent at the time. D. w. Law
son of Dayton, Pa, was then intro.
duced to the audience and made
very fine address OIL "Jewel Hunting"
During the evening Prof E. 0. Ex-
cell sang, and led the audience in sing.
ing. The Professors singing and lead.
ing makes things move right along
wherever be goes. He was suffering
from a severe cold on the lungs and
throat and much to his own regret and
the disappointment of many expectant
ones he was unable after Tuesday to
do much singing or even leading. 1t
was too bad. And no one felt worse
over it than did the Prof himself 1t
was the intention to have Miss Narcis.
sa White lecture on Monday night,
but that lady telegraphed Monday af.
ternoon about o'clock that she had
missed her train and could not get
here. Then Professor Cooper of Edin.
boro was announced. But he failed
to get to Oil City coon enough to get
the train for this place.
TUESDAY MORNING.
Professor Cooper who had come on
the morning train occupied a half
hour in talk with the teachers, he
asking list of questions to which he
instructed them to write answers. He
then called for the reading of these
answers, noting them for the purpose
Of fiuding by what kind of work he
could most benefit them during Insti.
tute as we'll as for the purpose of pro
voking thought.
Mrs. Gertrude Andrews of Mead.
vile, began her work on Reading. She
is master of her subject, aud insists
that there is difference between read
ing and mere word. pronouncing. Her
first lesson was on Primary Reading.
The lessons given afterwards we're di.
rected toward helping teachers who
find difficulty with pupils from 10 to
Is, and even older. She bad the teach.
ers read, aud read herself, throwing in
pertinent comments and criticisms,
but always good naturedly and sepsi.
bly,. Professor Cooper gave another
talk, short one.
AFTERNOON.
The Query Box was opened and
number of questions were discussed.
and some answered. Mr.. Lawson
talked to the teachers on School Room
Attractions. Professor Lawson's talk
was deal in plain truths forcibly
presented. And We believe the teach.
ers liked it all the better because of it.
Professor Cooper talked to the teachers
on How to Interest Pupils in School
Work He was very straight forward
in insisting that to great degree the
interest the pupil feels and shows is
reflection of the interest the teacher
feels and shows in the same kind of
work from the teachers standpoint